Expensive photo

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Bill sat in his solicitor's office.

Do you want the bad news first or the terrible news? the lawyer said.

Give me the bad news first.

Your wife found a picture worth a half-million dollars.

That's the bad news? asked Bill incredulously. I can't wait to hear the terrible news.

The terrible news..... is that it's of you and your secretary.

LB2....mwah!

How the kids feel

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I am sure most of you are aware of the "Post Secret" website, where you can send a postcard containing details of your secret and they post it online.

A children's divorce therapy group have borrowed the idea for children going through divorce. You can find the site here:

http://www. [...]

In the news Part I

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

My nicely wrapped copy of Family Law landed on my desk today (yes, I am a geek at my desk on a Saturday, and yes I am a double geek that I actually like reading this stuff!).

Lots of interesting stuff this month, so I thought I would give you a quick run through.

First off - the lastest on Domestic Violence.

Random Ramblings 1 - Being a parent

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

I know some may think that all my blog contains is random ramblings, but I have read/seen/heard/been involved with a few things over the last few days that have lead to my blogging brain going onto overdrive.

The first is children.

I was mulling over the report in the Times ( http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article4215440.ece) that that there is now a scarcity of egg/sperm donors prepared to step forward following the change in the law that [...]

Getting Cr*p

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Hello again blog.

Sorry to mither you again in the same day, but my brain is on overdrive.

I found this comment on the site today:

"My sister has worked for years at a solicitors and when I asked why she didnt take further training as she had been offered, her reply was "and put up with the c**p they have to put up with, no thanks".

Which set my little blonde brain whirring again.

Do we get cr*p?

Well, looking ba [...]

The Oldest Profession

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

A doctor, an engineer and a lawyer were arguing about whose profession was the oldest.

The doctor took his turn first: "Remember how God removed a rib from Adam to create Eve? Obviously, medicine is the oldest profession."

The engineer smiled and replied "Ah, but before that, God created the heavens and the earth from chaos, all in less than a week. You have to admit that was a remarkable feat of engineering, and that makes engineering an [...]

Why do I do it?

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Dear blog

Sometimes blog I wonder why I practice family law. I remember when I was going through uni, watching all the do gooder girlies shouting about their desire to practice family, to bring justice to children and women, having their groany, yawny debates about how wives were stiffed on divorce and how the law didnt work for children.

Not me blog. I wasn't one of them. In fact I used to look at those girlies and not see one bit o [...]

It shouldn't have happened

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Hello Blog.

I was going to move on from being critical of the court system and yelling out for reform for two minutes when the latest email update from Family Law Week popped into my inbox yesterday.

Always keen to keep up with what is going on in my little family law world (i.e being nosy) I duly logged on and started whizzing through the updates as usual.

Not having much to do, and because I was looking for law on something I was working on, I vent [...]

Dearly departed?

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

A law firm receptionist answered the phone the morning after the firm's senior partner had passed away unexpectedly.

"Is Mr. Smith there?" asked the client on the phone. "I'm very sorry," the receptionist answered, "but Mr. Smith passed away last night." "Is Mr. Smith there?" repeated the client. The receptionist was perplexed. "Perhaps you didn't understand me, I'm afraid Mr. Smith passed away last night.& [...]

Law Reform?

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The tenth programme of law reform was published last week by the Law Commission (see http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/docs/lc311.pdf). This is the paper that tells us what areas the Law Commission is going to be looking at next and when we can expect the resulting report telling us whether they think reform is necessary and if so, what r [...]

Heaven

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

A couple were on their way to their wedding and sadly were involved in a fatal car crash. On arriving at the Pearly Gates they are asked to wait in a queue to be seen. Whilst waiting they realise that they are very disappointed at having missed the opportunity to marry and wonder if they could get married in Heaven.

When it is their turn to register they ask St Peter if they could marry in Heaven. St Peter is dumbfounded and says "I don&# [...]

10 husbands

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

A lawyer married a woman who had previously divorced ten husbands.

On their wedding night, she told her new husband, "Please be gentle, I'm still a virgin."

"What?" said the puzzled groom.

"How can that be if you've been married ten times?"

"Well, Husband #1 was a sales representative: he kept telling me how great it was going to be.

Husband #2 was in software services: he was never really [...]

Family courts out of touch?

bancroftamada@hotmail.co.uk — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

Did you read it? Did you see it? Well, yet another judge has hit out about the family justice system declaring family courts out of touch (see here http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article4144440.ece).

Good old Mr Justice Ryder. Drawn [...]

Blog Entries for legallyblondetoo

Expensive photo

How the kids feel

In the news Part I

Random Ramblings 1 - Being a parent

Getting Cr*p

The Oldest Profession

Why do I do it?

It shouldn't have happened

Dearly departed?

Law Reform?

Heaven

10 husbands

Family courts out of touch?